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I am an independent journalist focused on outdoor adventure and conservation. A thorough researcher and careful listener, I love the challenge of profile writing, in particular—from landing a tough interview and earning a subject’s trust to capturing their essence. And as an accomplished climber and skier, I can report from a range of environments. My work has been published in Outside, Tricycle, Powder, Alpinist and others.

Gender discrimination, sexual harassment and assault have been endemic to the male-dominated culture of American wildland firefighting for over a century. One government agency, the BLM, is working to make change.